Lipstick case



s. SHATKIN 296049985 LIPSTICK CASE Filed May l0, 1951 Patented July 29,1952 e y LIPSTICK cAsE y Sidney shatkin, Long Branch, N. J., assigner toCrest Silver Mfg. Co. Inc.,

Matawan, N. J., a

corporation of New Jersey Application May 10, 1951, Serial No. 225,527

Claims. Y l

The present invention relatesto ,cases for lip sticks, and moreparticularly to the type wherein a pomade stick is housed within acasing having a removable cover in telescopic relation with the casing.vUpon-removal of said cover, the pomade stick made be shifted in somemanner, so that it shall extend exterior of the casing in position foruse, andto be withdrawn into the casing, when not in,v use.- Inthepresent invention, such cover is -used to propel the pomade stick andis ,an-improvement on the lip stick case setforth in my copendingapplication for patent filed Marchj19, l14949 under Serial Number82,307, now Patent-No. 2,568,688, dated September 18, 1951. n l

In the item of saidfpendingl application, and also .in the presentinvention, resilient fingers on the cover are used to engage the pomadestick carrier. In the operation of the rst item, said fingers arestressed in a manner imposing a progressively changing `strain thereonwhich tends to shorten the operative life of the article. The presentinvention offers a construction in which the fingers are underpractically uniform stress during operation, ,such stress being near theminimum required, to bring thengers together, while in the rst item thestresses imposed on the fingers are beyond -actual necessity. Thepresent item makes for leasierop'eration and longer life, as well. asother. ymechanical and manufacturing advantages aswill be readilydiscernable to those versed intheA mechanical arts.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a lip stick case ofthe character mentioned, of novel and-improved construction, whichcomprises a minimum of parts, uses the cap or cover member in its normalmovements to propel the pomade stick', .is simple.A and cheap inconstruction, easy tovuse, affordingimprovement over my previousinvention aforementioned, and eicient in carrying out thepurposesforwhich it is designed.. ,1.

Otherlfobjects andv advantages will become apparent as this disclosureproceeds. I

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts vinall the views.

Fig. l is an exploded view showing in section, all the parts comprisingan embodiment of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal sectional view of the device in non-usecondition, as it is carried in a ladys hand bag.

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the cap or cover member removed fromthe mouth end of the casing through whichA the pomade stick emerges,v

and shows said cover member just starting tov be l the latter extendingfrom s aid carrier towards the mouth end of the tubular casing I5.`,Said pomade stick is concentrically spaced fromY the interior wall ofsaid outercasing.member I5. At base end, said casing member I5, has aninward annular bead I 5', and beyond suchbead, is of enf larged sizeasvat I 5, inthe preferred 4embodiment illustrated. u W f The pomadestick carrier I6 hasa shoulder" at I6 around the socket I8, While thebase endof the carrier is formed preferably with an annular channel I5about its circumferential surface, adjacent its terminal reduced endportion 20, such channel to serve as a socket to receive the tips of theresilient blade spring fingers 22 carried on the cover member ,2|. Y

Such cover member'or cap 2|,A fits sliding'ly through the openingoiferedby the beadAv l 5,'into the interior of the casing member I5.VSaid cover member, provided with a plurality of longitudinal slots I4inits tubular body, is an open-mouthed shell which carries the freelyextending resilientblade spring fingers 22; each of said fingers beingarched concavely with respect to the longitudinal axis of said covermember 2 I, extend respectively through said slots I4, and adapted whenunstressed, to admit the reduced end 20 of the carrier I6, between them.Said .lingers are secured as at I2. Said reduced end 20, .it is tobenoted, clearsthebeadI5 l I:

It is to be noted :that the radial distance from thecrest of each of thearched .portions of said spring ngers 22 respectivelylto thelfnilgitudi#Y nal axis of the tubular body of the cover`rnem ber2l,-exceeds the inside radius of themcasing member I 5, when said covermember is separated from the casing, and preferably, the free end tipsof said lingers, shall at least lie within the slots I4 respectivelywhen the cover member is apart from the casing. Also, dimensions aresuch that upon insertion of the cover member 2| into the.

outer casing member I5 at base end of said casing, and movement of saidcover member theretact the bead which is but for a comparatively shortportion of cover travel. Also, dimensions are such that when the deviceis in non-use condition as in Fig. 2, the pomade stick I'l shall beclear of the iingers 22. The bead I5' acts as a stop for the carrier I6.

Referring now to Fig. 2, the device is shown in closed non-usecondition. To set into use condition, the cover or cap member 2I, isre-` moved from the mouth end of the casing I5, and set into the baseend asshown in Fig.' 3. The free ends of the fingers 22 will encircle orsurround the reducedvend 20'-of the carrier I6, and be at the region ofthe channel I9. Now, upon movement of the cap member 2l into the casingI5, the fingers 22 on contact with the bead I5', will be shifted intosaid channel I9, and will remain in said channel after they pass saidbead as in Fig. 4. Referring now' to Fig. 4, manual movement of the capmember 2I out of the casing, will cause the carrier I6 to he pulled intosaid casing I5 until the pomade stick is entirely housedvwithin thecasing, and the iingers will release their hold on the carrier when theypass the bead I5 in the movement of the cap member 2I out of the baseendof the casing. Dimensions may be such that either the fingers 22,

or the mouth end of the cap 2 I, push the carrier I6 towards` the mouthend ofthe casing member I5, but in all instances it isthe hold or hug ofthe fingers 22 on'the carrier IE, which accomplishes the pulling of thecarrier I6 into the casing I5, back to non-use position against the stopI5.

Portions of the channel I9 would be suicient to serve as sockets at thepositions of the fingers respectively. So if desired and practical inany particular embodiment, said channel may be segmental, or in placethereof the carrier may have any suitable indentations to receive thengers 22. It is therefore intended that any mention of channel anywherein this specification and the claims, shall be deemed to also mean suchindentations. The fingersr22 may be integral with the cap 2l, and theparts I5, I6 and 2I may be of a cross section other than circular, asdesign may dictate. Y

This invention is capable of numerous forms and various applicationswithout departing from the essential features herein disclosed. It istherefore intended and desired that the embodiment herein shall bedeemed illustrative and not restrictive and that the patent shall coverall patentable ,novelty herein set forth; reference being vhad tothefollowingr claims rather than to the specific description herein gtoindicate the scope of this invention;

1. In a lip stick Vcase ofthe character deing, into one end of the andslidable within the casing longitudinally of a stop for the carrier whenscribed, a tubular casing having open mouth and base ends, a lip stickcarrier positioned within the casing and slidable therealongtherewithin; said carrier having a reduced end extending therefromtowards the base end of the casing; said reduced end of the carrierhaving at least a part of an annular channel, a lip stick extending from`the carrier towards the mouth end of the casing','spaced fromtheinterior of the casing, a cap having a mouth end, positionable withits said mouth end first into each end of the cascasing at any one timesaid vcasing; Asaid cap having a plurality of spaced 'openings in itscircumferential wall, resiliently mounted elements carried on said cap,extending outwardly of said cap through said openings respectively andextending sufficiently to be automatically moved inwardly of said captowards the longitudinal axis of-the cap, upon contact with the interiorsurface of the casing and a member extending inwardly from the wall yofthe casing at the `base end of the casing, to serve as the carrier ismoved up to said stop member; at least part of the channel inthe reducedend of the carrier being accessible for said resiliently mounted membersto enter therein when the lcap is set into the base end of the casing,whereupon when said elements contact either the stopV member or theinterior surface of the casing on movement of the cap into the base endof the casing, said elements willV be automatically movedV inwardly ofthe cap and into said channel, thus engaging the carrier for movementwithin the casing from thestop member toward the mouth end of the casingand back again to said vstop member, depending upon and in the samedirection of movement of the cap with respect to the'casing; said capbeing capable of entrance into the base end of the casing past the stopmember; the length of the cap, the position of the said elements thereonand the cross sectional area of the lip stick being such that when thecap is pushed into the mouth end Aof theV casing, said cap and elementsit carries remain spaced from the lipstick and surround same. l l

2. A lip stick case as defined in claim l, wherein the resilientlymounted elements are .elongated in form .and each extends free towardsthe mouth end of the cap; the extreme free end portions cf said elementsrespectively, being bent towards the longitudinal axis of the cap.

3. A lip stick case as defined in claim 2, where-,- in the bent portionof each oi said elongated elements, is an arch.

4. A lip stick case as defined in claim 2, wherein each elongatedelement is a blade spring, and each opening for said elements in the capis a slot, longitudinally of said cap.

5. A lip stick case as defined in claim 4, wherein the free ends or theblade spring extendV No references cited.

